Two arrested in Church Street assault

Two men were arrested early Thursday morning in connection with a mid-day assault on Church Street the previous day, Burlington Police said in a news release.

Joshua Garvey, 19, of Burlington and Alex Labonte, 21, of Fairfax will each be charged with aggravated assault. They were lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington on Thursday for lack of $10,000 pending arraignment.

Police said the assault occurred around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The victim, Bernard Collett, 54, of Burlington was found unresponsive by police at the intersection of Pearl Street and Church Street, police said.

Collett was transported to University of Vermont Medical Center for medical care. Police said he was stable early Thursday morning. A UVM Medical Center spokeswoman said he had been discharged by 2:30 p.m.

Police did not say if the suspects and victim knew one another.

Joshua Garvey(Photo: Courtesy Burlington Police Department)

Several witnesses assisted police in locating the suspects, police said. Both men face up to 15 years in prison or $10,000 in fines if found guilty.

Though arrests have been made in this case, the Burlington Police Department is still looking for additional witnesses who may have been present at the time of the assault. Police urge those with information about the incident to contact Burlington police Cpl. Jessica Brown at 540-2273, or Crime Stoppers at 846-6666.